Commonwealth v. Brown

925 A.2d 147 (2007)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant,

v.

Terry BROWN a/k/a Antonio Lambert, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued October 17, 2005.

Decided June 26, 2007.

Hugh J. Burns, Jr., Philadelphia, Jonathan M. Levy, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Fortunato N. Perri, Jr., Philadelphia, S. Philip Steinberg, for Terry Brown.

CAPPY, C.J., CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, JJ.

OPINION

Justice CASTILLE.

In Bruton v. United States, 391 U.S. 123, 88 S.Ct. 1620, 20 L.Ed.2d 476 (1968), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a defendant "is deprived of his rights under the…